
By Commodity Group, Month-on-Month
In the region, the inflation rates for All Items decreased at -0.3 percent during the
month compared to the previous month. The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
index also decreased at -0.6 percent. There was no change in the inflation rates for
the following commodity groups: Furnishing, Household Equipment & Routine
Maintenance of the House, Communication, Recreation and Culture, and Education.
Table 4. Month-on-Month Inflation Rates by Commodity Groups,
CAR: February and January 2015
(2006 = 100)
By Food Items, Year-on-Year
Generally, for the year-on-year inflation rates of selected food items for the region,
there was decrease for some food items. There was an annual increase in the other
food items. Fruits index resulted in a two-digit value and had the highest increase of
2.9 in its inflation rate from 8.5% to 11.4%.
Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery remained in its inflation rate.
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
Housing, Water, Electricity,
Gas and Other Fuels
Furnishing, Household Equipment
& Routine Maintenance of the House
Restaurants and Miscellaneous
Goods and Services